Opportunity Information: Apply for FFP FY 14 RFA
Apply for FFP FY 14 RFA
- The Agency for International Development in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2014 Request for Applications for Title II Development Food Assistance Programs for Burundi, Madagascar and Malawi" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.007 Food for Peace Development Assistance Program (DAP).
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 28, 2014 and posted on Jan 3, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 3, 2014 This opportunity closes April 3, 2014 at 1159 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time/Washington DC Local Time).. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $74,999,999.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- To be considered for an award, the applicant must be a private voluntary organization or cooperative that is, to the extent practicable, registered with the USAID Administrator, or an intergovernmental organization, such as the UN World Food Program. This includes U.S. and non U.S. nonprofit organizations as defined in Section 402 of the Food for Peace Act and as described in the Private Voluntary Organization Conditions of Registration on the USAID website hhtp//idea.usaid.gov/ls/pvo.
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Opportunity Summary:
The FY 2014 Request for Applications (RFA) for Title II Development Food Assistance Programs for Burundi, Madagascar, and Malawi is a USAID Office of Food for Peace (FFP) funding opportunity focused on multi-year, nonemergency food assistance programs. These programs are authorized under the Food for Peace Act and are meant to address the deeper, long-term drivers of food insecurity rather than short-term emergency relief. The overall intent is to improve household food access and incomes, reduce vulnerability to recurrent shocks, and support communities experiencing chronic poverty and repeated crises, aligning closely with USAID efforts to build resilience.
The RFA emphasizes integrated development programming that combines livelihoods and agriculture with nutrition, environmental stewardship, and disaster risk reduction. Core program objectives include improving food access and incomes through sustainable agriculture and other livelihood strategies; strengthening natural resource and environmental management; addressing undernutrition, with particular attention to children under two years old and pregnant and lactating women; and reducing the impacts of disasters through early warning systems and community preparedness and mitigation activities. In practice, applicants are expected to design programs that do more than increase production alone, tying together food availability, access, utilization (nutrition), and stability over time.
The eligible activity scope is broad and can include sustainable agriculture production and marketing, natural resource management, non-agricultural income generation, health services and behavior change, nutrition interventions, water and sanitation, education-related activities, emergency preparedness and mitigation, vulnerable group feeding, and social safety nets. The announcement also makes clear that certain themes should be integrated across the project design rather than treated as add-ons, specifically gender considerations, governance, and environmental safeguards. This means proposals are expected to show how activities will address gender dynamics and equity, strengthen local systems and accountability, and avoid environmental harm while promoting sustainability.
Awards are planned as cooperative agreements, which typically involve substantial engagement by the funding agency during implementation compared with a standard grant. The opportunity is listed under CFDA 98.007, Food for Peace Development Assistance Program (DAP), and does not require cost sharing or matching. The award ceiling is $74,999,999, with no stated minimum award amount (award floor of $0), signaling flexibility in the size of individual awards while still indicating the potential for large-scale programs.
Eligibility is limited to organizations that fit the Food for Peace Act framework and USAID registration expectations. Applicants must be private voluntary organizations (PVOs) or cooperatives, to the extent practicable registered with the USAID Administrator, or intergovernmental organizations such as the UN World Food Program. Both U.S. and non-U.S. nonprofit organizations may apply if they meet the relevant definitions and conditions described in Section 402 of the Food for Peace Act and USAID’s PVO registration requirements.
Key administrative details include the funding opportunity number (FFP FY 14 RFA) and a posting date of January 3, 2014. The application deadline is April 3, 2014, by 11:59 a.m. Eastern Time (Washington, DC local time). The opportunity was archived on May 3, 2014. For access issues related to the full announcement, the listed contact is Juli Majernik, Grants Manager at USAID.
FAQs: FY 2014 Title II Development Food Assistance Programs (Burundi, Madagascar, Malawi)
1) What is this funding opportunity?
This is the FY 2014 Request for Applications (RFA) for Title II Development Food Assistance Programs for Burundi, Madagascar, and Malawi, issued by USAID's Office of Food for Peace (FFP). It supports multi-year, nonemergency food assistance programs.
2) What kind of assistance does this RFA support: emergency or development?
This RFA is focused on nonemergency, multi-year development programming. It is designed to address deeper, long-term drivers of food insecurity rather than short-term emergency relief.
3) What law authorizes these programs?
The programs are authorized under the Food for Peace Act.
4) What is the overall purpose of the programs funded under this RFA?
The overall intent is to improve household food access and incomes, reduce vulnerability to recurrent shocks, and support communities facing chronic poverty and repeated crises, in alignment with USAID efforts to build resilience.
5) Which countries are covered by this RFA?
The RFA is for programs in Burundi, Madagascar, and Malawi.
6) What approach does USAID Food for Peace expect applicants to take?
The RFA emphasizes integrated development programming. Applicants are expected to combine livelihoods and agriculture with nutrition, environmental stewardship, and disaster risk reduction, rather than proposing activities that focus only on increasing production.
7) What are the core program objectives described in the announcement?
The core objectives include: improving food access and incomes through sustainable agriculture and other livelihood strategies; strengthening natural resource and environmental management; addressing undernutrition (especially among children under two years old and pregnant and lactating women); and reducing disaster impacts through early warning systems and community preparedness and mitigation.
8) What does "integrated development programming" mean in this RFA?
Based on the announcement, it means designing a program that ties together food availability, access, utilization (nutrition), and stability over time. Activities should be linked in a way that addresses multiple dimensions of food security rather than treating them as separate, standalone components.
9) What types of activities are allowed under the eligible scope?
The eligible activity scope is broad and may include sustainable agriculture production and marketing, natural resource management, non-agricultural income generation, health services and behavior change, nutrition interventions, water and sanitation, education-related activities, emergency preparedness and mitigation, vulnerable group feeding, and social safety nets.
10) Are nutrition priorities specified for particular populations?
Yes. The RFA highlights undernutrition interventions with particular attention to children under two years old and pregnant and lactating women.
11) Does the RFA include disaster risk reduction and preparedness activities?
Yes. Reducing the impacts of disasters is a stated objective, including early warning systems and community preparedness and mitigation activities.
12) Are environmental considerations part of the program design expectations?
Yes. The RFA calls for environmental safeguards to be integrated across the project design, meaning proposals are expected to avoid environmental harm while promoting sustainability and environmental stewardship.
13) Are gender considerations required in proposals?
Yes. Gender considerations are specifically identified as a theme that should be integrated across the project design rather than added as an afterthought.
14) Does the RFA address governance or local systems?
Yes. Governance is identified as a cross-cutting theme to integrate across the project design, including expectations related to strengthening local systems and accountability.
15) What type of award will USAID make under this opportunity?
Awards are planned as cooperative agreements.
16) What is a cooperative agreement in the context of this RFA?
The announcement notes that cooperative agreements typically involve substantial engagement by the funding agency during implementation compared with a standard grant.
17) What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 98.007, Food for Peace Development Assistance Program (DAP).
18) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states that cost sharing or matching is not required.
19) What is the maximum (ceiling) award amount?
The award ceiling is $74,999,999.
20) Is there a minimum (floor) award amount?
No minimum award amount is stated. The announcement indicates an award floor of $0.
21) What does an award floor of $0 suggest about award size?
Based on the announcement, it signals flexibility in the size of individual awards while still indicating the potential for large-scale programs due to the high ceiling.
22) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to organizations that fit the Food for Peace Act framework and USAID registration expectations. Applicants must be private voluntary organizations (PVOs) or cooperatives (to the extent practicable registered with the USAID Administrator), or intergovernmental organizations such as the UN World Food Program. Both U.S. and non-U.S. nonprofit organizations may apply if they meet the relevant definitions and conditions described in Section 402 of the Food for Peace Act and USAID's PVO registration requirements.
23) Can non-U.S. nonprofit organizations apply?
Yes. The announcement states that both U.S. and non-U.S. nonprofit organizations may apply if they meet the relevant definitions and conditions under Section 402 of the Food for Peace Act and USAID's PVO registration requirements.
24) Are intergovernmental organizations eligible?
Yes. Intergovernmental organizations such as the UN World Food Program are listed as eligible.
25) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is listed as FFP FY 14 RFA.
26) When was the opportunity posted?
The posting date is January 3, 2014.
27) What is the application deadline (date and time)?
The application deadline is April 3, 2014, by 11:59 a.m. Eastern Time (Washington, DC local time).
28) When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on May 3, 2014.
29) Who should be contacted for access issues related to the full announcement?
For access issues related to the full announcement, the listed contact is Juli Majernik, Grants Manager at USAID.
30) What is the main difference between these development programs and emergency food assistance?
As described in the announcement, these development programs focus on long-term drivers of food insecurity and resilience-building (such as livelihoods, nutrition, environmental management, and disaster risk reduction) rather than short-term emergency relief.
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